Free Math Apps

Our math curriculum, Everyday Math, is offering free apps on iTunes from November 4-8.  These apps are games that students will learn in school in various grades, not all are appropriate for kindergarten.  You usually have to pay for these apps, so grab them while they are free!

Here are the apps that will be free:

Addition Top-It

Monster Squeeze

Equivalent Fractions

Beat the Computer

Divisibility Dash

Book Mark Readers

Today we got to hear Book Mark Readers! These are retired people in the community who love to read.  As they read to the kids, the take different parts and characters. Today we got to hear: Chrysanthemum, If You Take. Mouse to School, and Bully Bear.  The blue group will get a chance to do this later in the year.

Kindergarten Goals

Today I showed the kids our 2 of our kindergarten goals.  We want the kids to know all 52 letters and 26 sounds.  When they are able to tell me either or both, they will add a gum ball to our gum all machine and get to take gum home.  I will check the kids as often as possible, so keep practicing at home!  When all kids meet each of these goals we will celebrate with a popcorn party!  We will be adding a gum ball machine for our sight words too once we get moving with reading.  

Keep encouraging to practice each night!

Kindergarten Sight Words

We have been learning our kindergarten words for a few weeks now.  We have been learning our words by writing them, tracing them and reading them.  We are reading predictable word texts right now and those will begin going home next week.  When your child is reading them at home, make sure they are pointing to the word they are reading.  This skill is really important for beginning readers.

So far we have learned the following words:  a, and, can, I, like, see, this.  Next week we will add: are, the.

Next week I will be starting guided reading, each group will be reading books at their level and will get 1 to 2 books a week.  I attached a copy of our kindergarten sight words, if you would like to get a head start.  There are 40 words we want the students to be able to read by the end of the year.

Thanks for the extra work you do at home!

K Sight Word Flash Cards

At the Fire Station, Blue Class

First we went into the fire hall to listen to Firefighter Ron talk about basic fire safety.  Here are the rules he went over:

1.  When to call 911, only an emergencies

2.  The importance of knowing where you live or your house number/street

3.  Never play with fire

4.  Stop, Drop and Roll

5.  Where is your meeting place?

Firefighter Ron got dressed up in his fire gear to show us what it sounds and looks like.

Next we went to tour the fire trucks.  We leaned what each trucks job is.  We got to sit in their brand new fire truck!  Fun!

We had a great time at the fire department.  The fighters let us know that they are having an open house on Saturday, October 12th from 10:00 to 2:00.  Stop down for a ride, tour and treats!

Fire Safety-Red Class

Today we got to go to the Becker Fire Department.  We first toured the fire trucks and learned that each of the trucks have a job to do.  Firefighter Zach told about each of the them and how they decide which truck to bring.

  

Before we left the fire trucks we got to go into the brand new fire truck! 

Lastly we went into the fire hall room where firefighter Ron talked to us about fire safety.  

We learned:

1. When to call 911

2. Never never play with fire 

3. Stop, drop, and roll

4. Home fire escape plan

Please make sure to take some time to talk to your child about fire safety.  What is your fire escape plan?  Where is your family's meeting place?

Spirit Day!

Today was Becker Bulldog spirit wear day.  We had a lot of red and white running around our school.  Here is my spirited class!

Go Bulldogs!

Blue Class at the Apple Orchard

We had some fantastic weather today at the Apple Jack Apple Orchard and we had a lot of fun!

Here we are lined up and ready to start our day...

Our first activity was to learn how apples go from blossoms to apples.  We learned how important bees are and we had a few volunteers helping out.

Next we got to enjoy a ride around the apple orchard.

Our third stop was the play area.  We got a chance to run, play and see some animals.

Our last stop was apple school.  Again we talked about the different seasons, learned that they have 29 different kinds of apples and got to taste a couple different kinds.

We had a fantastic time at Apple Jack Apple Orchard!